I just woke up from my afternoon nap to read about author Perumal Murugan’s ‘Pyre’ making it to the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist. The author who declared himself ‘dead’ after he was harassed and attacked for his beliefs, ideologies and writing is being recognized at an international platform. Earlier in the day I read …
Between Messing Up & Not
Between messing up and notAnd falling down, and liftingmyself up each dayI efface a portion of the toniccalled grit, that we gulped as kids.Cliffs on a coast eroded by the seashreds of sandpaperthat's me.I don't mind being carried awayby waves or wind,eaten away by their gentleness.It's always less fearfulthan the dregs of courage, they claimlie …
बंद दरवाज़ा/ Closed Door
एक दरवाज़ा, दो कहानियां। One door, two stories... Based on this picture prompt by Women's Web, here are two different takes on a teal blue door. **†******************************* 'When one door closes, God opens another one right there and then. Years ago, a certain door was shut right on my face. I was a five grade …
A Hundred Quills 